HBO’s much-anticipated, standalone OTT service – HBO Now – is set to launch in April, 2015. Slated to cost USD 14.99 a month at launch, HBO Now will be exclusive to Apple devices during the service’s first quarter. While users will be able to consume content via any browser, potential subscribers will only be able to register for the service via an iOS device, or an Apple TV.

HTC will launch its own Virtual Reality headset – the Vive – in collaboration with Valve gaming, and with content deals lined up with Lionsgate, HBO and Google. The format that this content will take remains unspecified, although it is likely that the Lionsgate’s deal will include promotional material to immerse fans in the world of ‘Divergent’, the studio’s young-adult franchise of the moment.